Deck & Commander Strategies
Dina, Soul Steeper
An aggressive Golgari deck aiming to assemble early advantage engines such as Ad Nauseam and Peer into the Abyss, enabling fast combo wins through card draw and life manipulation.
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A midrange Grixis list that grinds value with its commanders and a high density of proactive spells, using discard, recursion, and disruption to control the game while setting up combo lines.
Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Not explicitly detailed in the video but generally Ikra decks focus on life gain and attrition strategies, potentially leveraging life payments to control the board and generate value.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
A combat-focused ninja deck that uses Yuriko’s ninjutsu ability to trigger damage and draw advantage, aiming to chain evasive attacks and piece together combat-based combo wins.
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
A midrange value deck leveraging Korvold's sacrifice triggers with treasures and tokens, generating massive card draw and board presence to close out games quickly with incremental advantage.
Gameplay Insights
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Korvold's treasure token generation combined with repeated sacrifice and card draw triggers created a strong engine that overwhelmed opponents.
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The use of Grafdigger's Cage effectively shut down graveyard recursion, limiting the Grixis deck's ability to leverage spells from the grave.
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Casting Time Twister early reset hands and graveyards, shaking up the game and providing fresh resources for all players.
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A Grinding Station and Pier interaction was attempted as a combo line but was disrupted by timely counterspells and removal.
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Players balanced aggressive plays with tight resource management, such as careful mana usage on Chromatic Lantern and Chrome Mox to enable explosive turns.
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The presence of multiple tutors like Imperial Seal, Mystical Tutor, and Summoner's Pact allowed players to quickly assemble pieces for combos or control elements.
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Sacrificing creatures like Tinder Wall for mana and triggers showcased the importance of efficient resource cycling in cEDH gameplay.
Notable Cards
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Dockside Extortionist
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Grim Monolith
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Bolas's Citadel
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Grafdigger's Cage
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Chrome Mox
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Ad Nauseam
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Peer into the Abyss
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Grinding Station
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Force of Negation
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Tinder Wall
Gameplay Summary
The game featured intense interaction among four competitive cEDH decks each leveraging their unique strategies.
Early turns saw players establishing board presence and mana bases, with some key plays including casting of chrome mox, lion's eye diamond, and various tutors to set up combos.
Korvold’s player aggressively generated treasure tokens and card draw through sacrifice synergies, creating a strong midgame advantage.
Meanwhile, the Moldy Grixis deck utilized discard and recursion disruption, exemplified by the use of Deathrite Shaman and Grafdigger's Cage to hinder graveyard strategies. A pivotal moment came when Korvold's player leveraged Dockside Extortionist alongside multiple treasure token sacrifices to draw an overwhelming number of cards, enabling the casting of multiple spells and establishing lethal pressure.
The game also featured a Grinding Station and Pier trigger combo attempt by the Grixis player, though it was disrupted by counterspells and reactive plays.
Yuriko’s deck demonstrated steady value generation through evasive creatures and ninjutsu triggers, while Dina's deck focused on early synergy and combo pieces like Ad Nauseam and Peer into the Abyss for quick wins.
The interaction between artifact recursion, graveyard hate, and counterspells made for a dynamic and tactical match, with Korvold’s treasure engine standing out as the main driving force towards victory.
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